Andrew Runge named regional COO for Mercy

Andrew Runge is the new regional chief operating officer for Mercy Clinic in the St. Louis and Washington, Mo., areas, according to Mercy officials.

Runge will oversee clinic operations and lead Mercy’s east Missouri region that includes more than 550 primary care and specialty physicians, and more than 175 nurse practitioners and physician assistants that cover more than 50 clinical specialties with 130 doctors’ offices. He replaces Donn Sorensen, who is now regional president of Mercy east communities.

Runge joined Mercy in 2001. Before moving up to chief operating officer, Runge served in several senior management roles in Mercy Clinic Springfield and also served as chief operating officer at St. Joseph’s Clinic in Hot Springs, Ark., in 2008.

Mercy is the nation’s sixth largest Catholic health system with about $4 billion in annual revenue. Mercy has operations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.